The national youth volleyball girl’s team has started preparations ahead of this year’s Africa Youth Girls Championships which is slated for March 20-30 in Egypt.The team started non residential training last week but on Saturday joined residential camp. The delegation team will departure for Egypt next Friday.The team will be under Kenyan coach Paul Bitok, who has just helped the junior national team to secure the place in world championships which is slated in Turkey later this year. He will be assisted with St Alloys coach Eugene Ngendahayo.